The Bentley University women’s tennis team got its spring break trip underway on Saturday in Orlando, but suffered a 6-3 defeat to Aquinas College. Sophomore Brittani Hetyei (Vernon, N.J./Vernon Township) and freshman Susan Stowe (Hebron, Conn./RHAM) won in singles for the Falcons.

Coach Michele DeGregorio will unveil her 2014 team for the first time Saturday afternoon when the Bentley University softball team begins a ten-game season-opening trip to the National Training Center in Clermont, Fla. Saturday afternoon with a 4 pm contest against Saginaw Valley State (Mich.). Links to live stats will be available at www.bentleyfalcons.com.

The 2014 Bentley men’s lacrosse season gets underway Saturday afternoon when the Falcons travel to Long Island to take on No. 9 Dowling at 3:00 pm. It’s the first of three straight games Bentley will play on the road to begin the season.

Senior All-America Lauren Battista (North Easton/Oliver Ames HS) made seven of 11 shots for 21 points and classmate Caleigh Crowell (Harwich/Worcester Academy) followed with 14 as undefeated Bentley University, the number one-ranked team in the USA TODAY Sports/WBCA Division II poll, advanced to the Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball championship game for the fourth straight year and 25th time overall with a 75-59 win over Assumption College in a semifinal contest Thursday night at the Dana Center.

After recording their seventh wire-to-wire win of the season in Sunday’s quarterfinals, the undefeated Bentley University Falcons will continue their bid for a fourth straight Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball championship when they host Assumption College Thursday night (7 pm) in a semifinal game at the Dana Center.

Graduate student and six-time All-America Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS), the most decorated student-athlete in Bentley University women’s track history, will wrap up her career Mar. 14-15 at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track Championships, which will be held at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C.

The Bentley University Falcons, the only remaining unbeaten team in Division II basketball, were a unanimous number one in this week’s USA TODAY Sports/WBCA Women’s Basketball Division II national coaches’ poll.

Junior center Alex Grieve (Calgary, Alberta/Westside Warriors) of the Bentley hockey team has been named the Travel Team USA Atlantic Hockey Co-Player of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday morning.

Seniors Jackie Gauthier (Braintree/Braintree HS), Kelly Sanborn (Hopkinton/Hopkinton HS) and Samantha Tierney (Wappingers Falls, N.Y./Roy C. Ketcham HS), a trio of four-year starters, will serve as captains of the 2014 Bentley University women’s softball team, coach Michele DeGregorio announced.

After a career effort during Sunday’s Last Chance Meet at the Boston University Track and Tennis Center, Bentley University freshman Eric Beckwith (North Attleboro/ North Attleboro HS) has been named the Men’s Field Rookie of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference.

For the third time this season, Bentley University freshman forward Jen Gemma (Milton/Fontbonne Academy) has been selected as the Northeast-10 Conference Women’s Basketball Spalding Rookie of the Week.

A 10-0 run to start the game and 27 consecutive points to open the second half was more than enough as Bentley University, the only remaining unbeaten in Division II women’s basketball, rolled to a 77-51 victory over Le Moyne College in the quarterfinals of the Northeast-10 Conference Championships Sunday afternoon at the Dana Center.

Saint Anselm College’s 14th and 15th points off turnovers, a short jumper by junior guard Roy Mabrey (Belmar, N.J.) off an inbound play with about ten seconds left, reversed a one-point deficit and gave the Hawks a 79-78 win over Bentley University in the quarterfinals of the Northeast-10 Conference Championships Sunday afternoon at Stoutenburgh Gym.

Four different players found the back of the net as the Bentley University hockey team closed out the 2013-14 regular season with a 4-1 victory over Atlantic Hockey rival AIC Saturday night at the Olympia Ice Center.

Three members of the Bentley University men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams competed in the Boston University Last Chance Meet Sunday at the BU Track and Tennis Center, and each one came away with a new personal best.

After completing the second undefeated regular season in program history and the first in 22 years, the Bentley University Falcons will turn their attention towards a four-peat in the Northeast-10 Conference Women’s Basketball Championships. What they hope will be a three-game run to a record 18th conference championship will begin Sunday at 3 pm at the Dana Center with a quarterfinal game against Le Moyne College, the fourth seed out of the Northeast Division.

From 1986 to 2009, the Bentley University Falcons and the Saint Anselm College Hawks were paired together 15 times during the Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Basketball Championships. The two programs, each headed by former classmates at the University of New Hampshire (Bentley’s Jay Lawson and Saint Anselm’s Keith Dickson), haven’t seen each other in the conference championships during the last four seasons, but that will change Sunday in Manchester, N.H. when they square off in the 2014 NE-10 quarterfinals. Tip-off at the Stoutenburgh Gym is 3 pm.

Bentley University graduate student and six-time All-America Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS) earned All-New England honors for the seventh time in her illustrious career Saturday during the final day of the New England Championships at the Boston University Track and Tennis Center.

No. 4 Le Moyne used a big second half to turn a close game at halftime into a 15-6 victory over the Bentley women’s lacrosse team Saturday afternoon in the season-opener for both squads.

The Bentley University hockey team defeated AIC 5-1 Friday night on Senior Night at Ryan Arena as the Falcons clinched a first round bye in the upcoming Atlantic Hockey Tournament. Senior right winger Brett Gensler (St. Charles, Mo./Youngstown Phantoms) notched one goal and one assist to become the AHA’s all-time leading scorer.

Juniors Keegan Hyland (South Portland, Maine/South Portland HS) and Andrew Shaw (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) combined for 49 points on 18-of-29 shooting as Bentley University, the fifth seed out of the Northeast Division, ousted The College of Saint Rose, the fourth seed out of the Southwest, by a 93-79 count in the opening round of the Northeast-10 Conference Championships Friday night at the Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium.

Sophomore Edy-Elliot Uthman-Olukokun (West Warwick, R.I./West Warwick HS) was the top performer for the Bentley University men’s and women’s indoor track teams during the opening day of competition at the New England Championships at Boston University’s Track and Tennis Center Friday.

Bentley University sophomore forward Tyler McFarland (Rockport, Maine/ Camden Hills HS) has been voted to the All-Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Basketball second team, and teammate Jasper Grassa (Lynn/Lynn Classical HS) was also recognized with honorable-mention All-Conference status.

For the second time in three seasons, Bentley University senior forward Lauren Battista (North Easton/Oliver Ames HS) has been named the Women’s Basketball Player of the Year in the Northeast-10 Conference. The two-time All-America and 2014 Capital One NCAA Division II Academic All-America® of the Year is the first Bentley player in the last 30 seasons to earn the honor twice.

After closing out the regular season with a solid victory over the region’s second-ranked team, the Bentley University Falcons will launch the Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Basketball Championships with a first-round game at The College of Saint Rose Tuesday night. Tip off at the Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium in Albany is set for 7 pm.

The Bentley hockey team will close out the 2013-14 regular season this weekend with a home-and-home series against Atlantic Hockey rival the AIC Yellow Jackets. Friday night’s game takes place in Watertown at Ryan Arena where the team’s seven seniors will be honored on Senior Night.

Three sophomore divers from Bentley University, including 2013 All-America Nicola Mancini (Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth HS), will be headed to Geneva, Ohio, to compete in the NCAA Division II pre-qualification meet on Tuesday, March 11 at the Spire Institute.